At 16:25 05/01/01 -0500, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> PLEASE, SEND THIS INFORMATION TO EVERY PERSON IN YOUR
>ADDRESS BOOK.
> IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS "UPGRADE INTERNET2" DO NOT OPEN
>IT, AS IT CONTAINS AN EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRIN.EXE." IT WILL ERASE ALL
>THE DATA IN YOUR HARD DRIVE AND IT WILL STAY IN MEMORY. EVERY TIME THAT
>PASS THIS
> INFORMATION ON TO YOUR FRIENDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Respectfully suggest that you don't use up resources by doing this before
consulting the virus hoax lists, for
example http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=10417 where Perrin.exe
has been noted since August, 1999 as almost certainly a hoax .
Peter Bates
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